Most viewed - Emperor's Cup JFA 99th Japan Football Championship 天皇杯 JFA第99回全日本サッカー選手権大会 |

On New Year's Day 2020, Emperor's Cup JFA All-Japan Soccer Championship final game was the first sports event to be held at the new Olympic Stadium. Vissel Kobe vs. Kashima Antlers.244 views
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Trash collection at the exit.234 views
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"Goal"232 views
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Short corridor to 2nd tier seats.217 views
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Wheelchair space on 2nd tier concourse (right below the "We came to win" banner).217 views
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Wheelchair space on 2nd tier concourse. 216 views
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Vissel Kobe in maroon, Kashima Antlers in white.216 views
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Lots of afternoon sun on this part of the Back Stand.215 views
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2nd tier concourse (3rd floor) does not have any crosswinds.214 views
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2nd tier seats, less steep than the 3rd tier.213 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. 210 views
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Map of a block of seats on 2nd tier. Each block has two corridors/entrances. Enter the corridor closest to your seat.209 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. 209 views
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Stadium gate directions.208 views
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Kashima Antlers fans208 views
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Drink holder is slightly above the floor unlike on the 3rd tier where the drink holder is on the floor.207 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.207 views
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After the awards ceremony, Vissel Kobe walked around the stadium and posed for photos.207 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. "Vissel" combines the words "victory" and "vessel." "Vessel" because Kobe is a port city.205 views
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The seats have a random mosaic design in shades of green, brown, and white look like fallen autumn leaves. Ingenious. Sort of like having fake followers/spectators.204 views
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This huge banner was unfurled on the pitch. Looks upside down on my side of the stadium, but it reads "Battle for the Pinnacle." 頂上決戦204 views
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Awards ceremony had Princess Takamado (in white) giving the trophy. She is an Honorary Patron of the Japan Football Association.204 views
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Awards ceremony204 views
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Stadium layout. Top part is the Back Stand, bottom part is the Main Stand. The Side Stands on both ends were the fan stands. The stadium has three seating tiers on five floors. Tier 3 is the cheapest seats.203 views
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Kashima Antlers fans on the opposite end. Kashima, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, literally means "deer island." That's where the "Antlers" come from.203 views
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Wheelchair space on 2nd tier concourse. Seats are for abled-bodied wheelchair companions. This space also has power outlets for recharging power/electric wheelchairs. Mounted on the ceiling is a cooling fan.200 views
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Kashima Antlers fans200 views
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Outside the stadium, a large soccer ball was a popular selfie spot.198 views
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Seat numbers (without row number) are on the seat edge, not on the seat back. If there are people sitting, you cannot see the seat number.198 views
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Seats with lounges.195 views
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The seats have a random mosaic design in shades of green, brown, and white. It makes it look like there are spectators even when the seats are empty.194 views
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Watering the field (natural grass) during halftime.194 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.194 views
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On Tier 2, view from the Back Stand, Block 241, nearer to the North Stand.194 views
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Extra space on 2nd tier concourse (3rd floor).193 views
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Vissel Kobe celebrate their first goal.193 views
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This football/soccer match was also an Olympic test event for the new Olymoic Stadium and officials observed the crowd flow.193 views
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Layout of the North Stand which was the Vissel Kobe fan section.192 views
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Vissel Kobe before the kickoff at 2:35 pm.191 views
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Vissel Kobe fans go wild.190 views
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LCD screen showing the layout of each concourse. The wheelchair symbol is for the accessible toilets which are always near the wheelchair spaces.189 views
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Game attendance of 57,597. (sold out).189 views
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Row and seat numbers on steps on 2nd tier steps.188 views
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Seats with tables on the Main Stand.188 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. 188 views
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At the halfway line from the Back Stand's Tier 2 concourse with a long row of guys on the bottom edge.188 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. 187 views
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Vissel Kobe celebrate their first goal.186 views
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Current score and player roster.186 views
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They are in front of the Back Stand.186 views
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One thing they need to fix is trash collection. On the 2nd floor concourse.186 views
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2nd tier concourse (3rd floor) does not have any crosswinds.185 views
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When people are sitting, there's very little room to pass through a row of seats.185 views
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Vissel Kobe scores again.185 views
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The man waving is Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder of Rakuten that owns Kobe Vissel.185 views
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Gate A1 on the 2nd floor leading to the 2nd tier.183 views
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Kashima Antlers fans183 views
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The sun finally went down.183 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. Loud cheers. The roof overhead carried their cheers very well.182 views
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2nd tier concourse.181 views
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It's an oval stadium with a track and field and a partial, fixed roof. Everyone was relieved that the stadium was completed in time for the Olympics after a flubbed initial design.180 views
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Vissel Kobe celebrate their first ever championship.180 views
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Turnstile at Gate A1. Barcode scanner lets you in.179 views
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Vissel Kobe fans on the North Stand. 179 views
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Kashima Antlers fans unfurl large banners.179 views
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Corridor to seats in Blocks 240 and 241.178 views
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Awards ceremony178 views
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Seats with tables on the Main Stand.177 views
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Vissel Kobe fans. "1995 to 2020, Kobe"177 views
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Princess Takamado during the Awards ceremony.177 views
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Kashima Antlers fans176 views
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Vissel Kobe scores their first goal.176 views
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Final score.175 views
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Players entered the pitch.174 views
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Ball boy.174 views
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Comcession stand on 2nd tier concourse (3rd floor).173 views
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Vissel Kobe won 2-0.166 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.163 views
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